Chemical compound
Main article: Dihydroergocryptine
Pharmaceutical compound
Epicriptine or beta-dihydroergocryptine is a dopamine agonist of the ergoline class. It constitutes one third of the mixture known as dihydroergocryptine, the other two thirds consisting of alpha-dihydroergocryptine. The alpha differs from the beta form only in the position of a single methyl group, which is a consequence of the biosynthesis in which the proteinogenic amino acid isoleucine is replaced by leucine.[1]
References
| Ergolines (incl. lysergines) |
|
|---|---|
| Clavines (6,8-dimethylergolines) | |
| Lysergamides (lysergic acid amides) |
|
| Ergopeptines (peptide ergolines) |
|
| Partial ergolines |
|
| Related compounds | |
| Natural sources |
|